Where does “ناشنوا” come from?

ناشنوا (Persian) comes from Persian ناـ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

ناشنوا (Persian): deaf; deaf person

Definitions

  1. deaf; deaf person

Ancestry of “ناشنوا”, step by step

ناشنوا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ناـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناـun-, non-, in
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Persian شنوا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشنواhearing, capable of hearing, listening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Persian ناـ →